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Motorists are set to face record fuel prices after the biggest oil refinery in London went into administration, putting at risk around 1,000 jobs. The Coryton refinery by the Thames, which refines about 175,000 barrels of crude oil per day, ceased all deliveries of diesel, petrol and heating oil with PricewaterhouseCooper being brought in as [...]
(Read More)23rd Jun 11
BA settles dispute with cabin crew
by Katie Naylor
British Airways and the trade union Unite have finally brought an end to one of the bitterest industrial disputes witnessed in the last few decades after the airline’s cabin crew accepted a peace deal. After a £150m hit to the airline’s balance sheet and 22 days of walkouts, the two sides have brought an end [...]
(Read More)30th May 11
BA cabin crew to vote this week
by Adam Richards
British Airways cabin crew are due to start voting on a peace agreement this week which could end the company’s worst industrial dispute. The trade union Unite is getting ready to post ballot papers to almost 10,000 crew members with a letter from Len McCluskey, its general secretary, recommending a vote for the deal. The [...]
(Read More)23rd May 11
Tata proposes UK plants job losses
by Adam Richards
The Government’s insistence that the economy is recovering was undermined when the UK’s largest steel maker announced its intentions to cut 1,500 jobs on Teesside and Lincolnshire. Tata Steel, which purchased the Corus company in 2007, blamed its decision on an ongoing decline in demand from the construction sector as well as new climate change [...]
(Read More)13th May 11
BA and Unite agree to end dispute
by Adam Richards
British Airways and the Unite union have agreed a deal to settle their long-lasting industrial dispute. Unite said that BA had agreed to put travel concessions back in place for employees who went on strike, as well as award a two-year pay rise worth as much as 7.5 per cent. Perks and pay have been [...]
(Read More)28th Apr 11
Nokia to cut around 700 jobs in UK
by Paul Russell
Mobile phone maker Nokia is to cut around 700 UK jobs as part of its intentions to reduce its worldwide force by 4,000 in the next two years. The company is also set to transfer 3,000 of its employers to Accenture, which is due to take over Nokia’s Symbian software. The Finnish group, which has [...]
(Read More)18th Apr 11
BA to hold talks with union chiefs
by Paul Russell
Senior figures at the Unite trade union and British Airways will meet on Tuesday in the latest effort to resolve the ongoing cabin crew industrial dispute. Keith Williams, BA’s chief executive, and Len McCluskey, Unite’s general secretary, will stage face-to-face discussions at an undisclosed location. In a move which a trade union source described as [...]
(Read More)30th Mar 11
BA crew give overwhelming support for strike
by Natasha Redman
Cabin crew at British Airways have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. This is the fourth such vote to hit BA in the last two years. Unite’s members voted 5-1 to back further industrial action. Union members turned out in huge numbers to back the vote, with 72 per cent of the union taking [...]
(Read More)14th Mar 11
British Airways and Unite to hold peace talks
by Harry Oldfield
British Airways and the union Unite are planning to hold peace talks before the latest cabin crew strike ballot closes at the end of this month. The dispute – one of the most difficult in recent decades – has culminated in both sides agreeing that a fresh start is now what is needed. Discussions between [...]
(Read More)11th Mar 11
British Airways cabin crew battle could soon be over
by Paul Russell
The long-running battle between British Airways and its cabin crew may soon be over after a labour agreement was approved with the airline’s pilots. According to BA spokesman, Richard Goodfellow, the pilot accord was given the blessing of 95 per cent of the voters. It is a two-year agreement which will see pilots being awarded [...]
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